Make it easier to find the right Canny board
Start a planning session with a short overview of the feedback spaces available to you.
Trigger
Recurring schedule
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Action
List Boards
Tool to list all boards. use when you need to retrieve every board for your company after authentication.
Why this helps
A planning session can lose momentum when finding the right board becomes the first task.
- Reduce setup friction before a review.
- Keep board discovery out of working memory.
- Give a quick orientation when priorities change.
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Slack and Canny to Notis once through the portal.
- 2Create an automation in the portal or ask Notis to provide a scheduled Canny board overview.
- 3Write one plain-language instruction asking for a concise list of boards relevant to your planning routine.
- 4Select a recurring schedule and choose a channel for run reports.
- 5Test with a real run and confirm the overview helps you choose where to focus.
Questions about this workflow
Does this summarize the posts on every board?
No. This action retrieves the boards. Use the instruction to request a concise board overview.
Can I receive this before a weekly planning session?
Choose a recurring schedule that lines up with your planning routine.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Slack to Canny. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Slack triggers
Canny actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
Add Post Tag
Tool to add a tag to a specific post. use when you need to categorize or group content by applying an existing tag.
Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Delete User
Tool to delete a user and their comments and votes. use when you need to fully remove a user's account and all associated data (e.g., gdpr compliance).
New Channel Created Trigger
Triggered when a new channel is created in Slack.
Change Post Status
Tool to change a post's status. use when you need to update a post's workflow stage and optionally notify voters.
Channel Message Received
Triggered when a message is posted in a Slack channel (public, private, or multi-party IM). Does NOT match direct messages.
Create Changelog Entry
Tool to create and optionally publish a new changelog entry. use when you need to add a product update record, control publish timing, and notify users. example: "create changelog entry titled 'version 1.2' with details '...' and publish immediately.".
Direct Message Received
Triggered when a new direct message (DM) is sent to a user in Slack. Catches all DMs across all DM channels.
Create Comment
Tool to create a new comment on a post. use when you have the authorid and postid and want to submit feedback or replies.
Message Reaction Added
Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Create or Update User
Tool to create or update a user in canny. use when you need to provision a new user or synchronize updates to an existing user profile. example: "create or update user with email user@example.com"
Message Reaction Removed
Triggered when a reaction is removed from a message in Slack. Supports optional filtering by channel and emoji name.
Create Post
Tool to create a new post on a board. use when you have the boardid and userid and need to submit new feedback.
Reaction Added Trigger
DEPRECATED: use `SLACK_MESSAGE_REACTION_ADDED` instead. Triggered when a reaction is added to a message in Slack.
Create Tag
Tool to create a new tag. use when you have the boardid and tag name and need to categorize posts.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Slack and Canny, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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